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bert, you're missing the point. all the document shows is that the US military -were aware of the consequences of bombing water facilities-. it DOES NOT provide any evidence that those facilities were targeted, or even hit. it is in that sense that it is 'useless'. whatever our 'common sense' tells us, this document cannot be used as -evidence- that such facilities were hit. and even if there is evidence that water facilities were -hit- (i would be somewhat surprised if there weren't), even that will not be sufficient to show that they were -targeted-. now, if any of this evidence is out there, then i think that lots of us would be very glad (if that's the right word) to see it. josh --On Saturday, January 25, 2003 06:12 +0000 Bert Gedin <gedinbert@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Dear Alun, > > Aren't you jumping to (unfounded) conclusions? A useless document? The US > military NOT bombing Iraqi infra-structure? Do you really believe that > Iraqi water systems have never been bombed? The US military may be full > of really nice people, but it is those very "really nice people" who > cause so much havoc, including "collateral damage". Maybe you're > underestimating CASI - it includes a number of experts in politics, > science etc., as well as ordinary folks with plenty of common sense. > CASI is no "ship of fools"! > > Greetings, > > Bert. > > > > >> From: Alun Harford <alunharford@yahoo.com> >> To: casi-discuss@lists.casi.org.uk >> Subject: Re: [casi] (Bert Gedin) targeting of water treatment facilities >> Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 08:34:29 -0800 (PST) >> >> > Dear Alun & List, >> > >> > The Report you refer to had already been provided by >> > Dr. Eric Herring, >> > this last Friday. However, my appreciation for so >> > kindly trying to be >> > helpful. - It would be good if some others, with >> > expertise or with accurate >> > knowledge, or sources, could join this discussion. >> > Not neccessarily with a >> > strong political message, just to demonstrate some >> > eesential facts. Perhaps >> > a few of our Iraqi friends would like to contribute? >> >> Unfortunately, the document is pretty useless from the >> point of view of CASI - the US military will say that >> they produced it so that their generals knew not to >> bomb water treatment facilities. They will continue to >> deny that they hit them and if CASI raised the issue >> in the media it'd just look like a bunch of conspirisy >> theorists who don't have a clue what they're doing - >> which is why the documents could be safely >> declassified. They prove nothing. >> Read it thinking "The US military is full of really >> nice people" and you'll see what I mean (and then >> probably be violently sick afterwards). >> >> Alun >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do you Yahoo!? >> Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. >> http://mailplus.yahoo.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. >> To unsubscribe, visit >> http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss >> To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk >> All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Stay in touch with absent friends - get MSN Messenger > http://messenger.msn.co.uk > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. > To unsubscribe, visit > http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the > list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are > archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk _______________________________________________ Sent via the discussion list of the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To unsubscribe, visit http://lists.casi.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/casi-discuss To contact the list manager, email casi-discuss-admin@lists.casi.org.uk All postings are archived on CASI's website: http://www.casi.org.uk